PARIA CANYON INVASIVE TREE REMOVAL AND RESTORATION PROJECT INFORMATION

The Bureau of Land Management and Grand Canyon Trust have formed a partnership to restore the ecological integrity of this river system. This cooperative effort to restore and preserve natural stream conditions, including proper channel function and wildlife habitat, by eradicating non-native shrubs and trees is being funded by the Arizona Water Protection Fund

Invasive species removal work will occur between April and November from 2008 through 2011.  Volunteers, led by Grand Canyon Trust trip leaders, will remove tamarisk and Russian olive from 19 miles of the Paria River canyon. The treatment area will include Buckskin Gulch from the confluence with Paria Canyon to one mile up canyon in order to diminish non-native recruitment. Crews will continue removing Tamarisk and Russian Olive from Big Spring downstream to Wrather Canyon.

Permit Holders: If you have questions about the project area during active removal work, please contact Vermilion Cliffs National Monument at 435-688-3240.

For more information about the project, please contact the Grand Canyon Trust at 928-774-7488, or visit http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/programs/kane/paria-tamarisk.php.